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When Will Man Take to the Air as Flight Looms
The article foresees air travel becoming common and profitable, with Edison, Langley, and the Wright brothers cited as precursors. It discusses birds as models, future machines lighter and more powerful, and speeds rivaling geese, envisioning motor driven, wingless or winged designs and aerial warfare.
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E. P. Langley
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Smithsonian Institution
Wright Brothers
Ohio
Pilcher
Thomas A. Edison
Florida
Edison
Mr. Edison
Prof. Langley
Atlantic
New York
Chicago
Metropolis